He did not answer my question stupid doctor. I told him those things and asked him if it was blood pressure and all he said was I'm not surprised and that study shows bed rest is at high risk of blood clots and other stuff which I knew about already which is why I'm working on hard to get out of this bed but he did not answer my question instead he said those things. But if I had blood clot in leg I would know it I'm hoping!!! Now scared.

Yes. It's on a health app on my phone. I'm aware that laying a long time can cause blood clots and other things which is why I'm trying hard to sit up and get my body adjusted again and also I have been doing leg exercises. What made me mad was that instead of him just answering my question he had to make like bed rest was a death sentence. If it was that terrible then pregnant women would be all dead. I'm aware of what he said but he could have just been better about his words instead of trying to scare me.

Maybe there's a good lesson in here about not seeking reassurance from these sorts of things. After all, they're not approaching it from a "must reassure anxious person" perspective, so that's not likely to be what you get from it.

MOST anxiety occurs on a subconscious level. JUST because you don't feel consciously anxious or had a day or two of calm doesn't mean your mind & body are relaxed. It can take months of reduced anxiety before a body goes back to a more non-reactive state

I was on bed rest during pregnancy for six weeks for hypertension. I didn't get a blood clot. Just rotate your ankles and do some light leg movement/exercise if your doctor says that's ok. Change positions. Think about people who are on bed rest for years and all they do is some leg exercises with them. If you are that concerned, call your doctor's office and ask.

Sixpack - I don't know much about how the body reacts after prolonged bed rest and was making sure they way I felt when I sit up was normal. Some have been helpful but this one had to give me a scare and act like I was gonna die.

Molly- my doctor didn't put me on bed rest. I was having some dizziness from a sinus infection in June and it was giving me bad panic attacks to the point I was scared to walk and that was a mistake I know. So that's why now I'm trying to sit up much as I can and as already said, I didn't know how bed rest would affect the body. I thought sitting up would be easy. I've wanted to go to hospital to see if they could help get back on my feet but I really doubt they would admit me just for that reason. Were you dizzy floaty feeling sitting up after bed rest? You may have propped yourself up with pillows but I've been flat on my back and on my side only when I sleep. So pretty much for 2 months it's been flat on my back one pillow.

but that sounds like an anxious thinking sort of rationalization to be going to online doctors. IMO it is a waste of your money, if your paying for it and it isn't going to help you in the short run or the long run.

again, my 2 cents---- you would do yourself much more good by getting up and gutting out the dizziness. All of this fretting over how 'dangerous' it is for you to get up is, imo, more a product of your anxious thinking than anything else.

of course, you can deal with your anxiety how you see fit, but since you posted on a forum worrying, I thought I would tell you what I, HONESTLY think.

MOST anxiety occurs on a subconscious level. JUST because you don't feel consciously anxious or had a day or two of calm doesn't mean your mind & body are relaxed. It can take months of reduced anxiety before a body goes back to a more non-reactive state

I'm not paying to talk to these doctors. It's an app where you ask questions for free. I felt like I needed to ask how I should go about sitting up and for how long so I would make sure I wouldn't pass out if I wasn't careful. So I was told to just sit up little at a time each day, several times a day so my body could get adjusted and to do it slow. So that's what I'm doing. Yes I stay anxious about it cause Never had my body to feel this way but of course never been in bed this long so yeah I'm nervous. I'm working hard on it and sitting up is a big step for me. Hopefully soon the floaty head will start subsiding to where I can actually sit up much longer and start trying to walk. I don't have patience cause I'm so ready to be on my feet again but I know my body needs time to adjust.

Unless this app comes as part of your health insurance (e.g. like a nurse on call), I wouldn't believe it. You have no idea what qualifications these doctors have or if they're even doctors at all. And no reputable doctor would diagnose you through an app, site or phone call.

They are real doctors cause they have their office hours and stuff on their profile and you can google them to see their ratings. They aren't diagnosing me. I was asking for suggestions on how to get myself out of bed without over doing it. And also I have been talking to my best friends mom who is a nurse to help me. Wish she didn't live nk another state or she would come help me but she confirmed everything they said so I really don't need them anymore anyway.

This is just proof the "smart phones" aren't that smart. A phone app can't diagnose you or recommend treatment nor will it help you with anxiety and it's symptoms. They're great for listening to music which can be relaxing or getting directions and ohhhh, even calling someone (fancy that!), but medical advice from an "app"? My two cents... Being bedridden due to anxiety and it's physical ramifications is something a phone app or a forum is not qualified to handle. Professional help/intervention would probably be best at this point.